en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has completed the restoration of Unit 1 of the Gomal Zam Hydropower Plant and successfully synchronized it with the national grid, restoring the plant to its original installed capacity of 17.4 megawatts.

Located in the South Waziristan region, the plant is equipped with two units and is connected to the national grid via the 132 kV South Waziristan-Tank transmission line. Both units ceased operation in October 2016 due to a technical fault that caused the reverse power protection relay to malfunction. WAPDA restored Unit 2 in June 2018, but the restoration of Unit 1 was delayed for nearly a decade due to local law and order issues.

The Gomal Zam Hydropower Plant had been operating at 8.7 MW (half its installed capacity) for the previous eight years. With the completion of Unit 1's restoration, the plant is now operating at full capacity.

The restoration work on Unit 1 commenced in April 2026, took 80 days, and was fully completed on June 25, 2026.

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